Background:
A KWL chart is a three-column graphic organizer. Students generate ideas
for each column: What I Know, What I Want to Know, and What I Learned.

Procedures: Create a chart that separates a page into
three-columns. Write the KWL headings for each section. Introduce the
topic for study. Ask students to share their prior knowledge of the topic.
Have students generate relevant questions to research. After collecting
information, use the third column for summarizing facts learned.

Example: Manatees: What
do you know about manatees? What would you like to learn about this marine
mammal? What did we learn from our manatee studies?

Variations:
*KWHL: Use a four-column organizer: What I Know, What I Want to Know,
How I Will Find Information (list resources that can be utilized to collect
information about the topic), and What I Learned.